Translations:Malaysian cuisine/84/en
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Eurasian food
- Ambilla, a tangy dish of meat cooked with long beans (kacang), brinjals (terung) or pumpkin (labu).
- Caldu Pescator, A seafood soup traditionally prepared by fishermen, as well as during the Feast of St Peter ("Festa San Pedro", in the local Cristang dialect, usually observed on 29 June), the Patron Saint of Fishermen.
- Curry Debal, a quintessential Kristang dish, usually cooked during Christmas season to make use of the left-over meats from feasting. It is a very spicy curry flavoured with candlenuts, galangal and vinegar.
- Curry Seku, a very dry curry prepared in a wok. Seku means "bottom" in Papia Kristang, and the wok was probably so-named because of the roundness of its shape that resembled the human bottom.
- Chicken chop, also known as Hainanese chicken chop, invented by the Hainanese migrant workers during the Malaya period. The cuisine is similar with the American chicken fried steak but different on sides; the gravy is made with the black pepper sauce or sometimes Worcestershire sauce, and the dish comes with a side of fries and vegetables.
- Chicken pie, this meat pie, known as empada de galinha or galinha pia, is usually served during Christmas season and other special occasions.
- Feng, a curried dish of pig offal, traditionally served for Christmas.
- Pang Susi, a savoury meat bun with a dough that is bread-like and sweet in texture, made for auspicious and festive occasions such as Easter.
- Pesce Assa or commonly known as Ikan Bakar or Sambal stingray, Portuguese baked/grilled fish is one of the Kristang community's most famous specialties, now found in major urban areas throughout Malaysia. The fish is smothered with diced lady's fingers and a robust sambal, before it is wrapped in banana leaves as well as a layer of metal foil, and then cooked on a grill. In spite of its name, this dish has little in common with modern Portuguese fish recipes.
- Semur or Smoore, a fragrant beef stew. Versions of this dish are found wherever the Dutch have settled in Asia, including Malacca.
- Soy Limang, a braised dish of fried brinjals, with soy sauce and lime juice as the primary seasonings.